61 Monarchy, Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya

Lounge bar hopping is one of my focus at the moment and this bar is no longer a stranger to most of you. Speakeasy bar is one of the on-going trend now and 61 Monarchy is open by the very same people who opened Hyde 53M. 

It took us a while to look for it. There is no signboard at all other than the lot number. 

As we walked up the stairs, we were greeted by wooden panels that resemble a slide-in wardrobe. 

We were immediately greeted by a waitress when we slide the door opened. If you need to smoke, they have seats available, or you could step inside altogether and enjoy the nice, cool air-conditioned. 

Do not expect the place to be lit brightly as the bar's feel and mood is dark and lightly lit. Some might have trouble reading the menu in the dark that once a while, I see torchlight switch on from customer's phone, including myself when I have to order.

Their menu is pretty extensive, with wide range of whisky, wine, Japanese malt and artisanal cocktails. 

The Derby RM38

Smoked Cherry Sour RM45

Rosey Club RM40

Jaeger Bomb

After all the drinks, we were served complimentary tea and I find it refreshing. 

Add: 61M, Jalan SS21/1A
        47400 Petaling Jaya
Opening Hour: Mon to Sat: 5pm to 2am
Website: https://www.facebook.com/61-Monarchy-931945860190491/
Budget:$$ to $$$
Other info: Cash and Credit Card accepted. 

Lepaq Lepaq, Bukit Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur

This is a long-overdue post. In fact, we came across this cafe last year end after we had our dinner at Jalan Alor. We were on our way back and I saw this brightly lit bungalow. Curiosity pipped me and we drove in, parked and explored. Not sure if their signboard is up yet as of now. 

 There weren't many people when we were there. They are selling some beverages that were displayed there. 

Since we were full from dinner, we could only had a piece of cake for dessert. At their cake display counter, they had Tiramisu, Nasi Lemak Cheese Cake, Red Velvet, Matcha Millie Creme and Almond Crisp.

We weren't keen on trying Nasi Lemak Cake and thus, choose Almond Crisp instead. 

It took a while for our dessert to come even though there weren't many people. I wish that they serve us some water though. This should be a given as most cafes serve water. My verdict of the cake is that it was nice, but just a tad too sweet for my taste.

I would need to go back and try again before I review more about Lepaq Lepaq.

Almond Crips RM 13.00

Add: 6, Jalan Ceylon
        Bukit Ceylon
        50200 Kuala Lumpur
Opening Hour: Mon to Sun: 10am to 10pm
Tel: 03-2022 2093
Website: https://www.facebook.com/LepaqLepaq/timeline 
Budget: $$
Other info: Cash and credit card including Amex accepted.
                  Service charge

Legend's Claypot Briyani House, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur

As we rarely venture around Brickfields area, other than heading to Nu Sentral once a while,   we decided to make it a point to explore on one fine day on a weekend. 

My partner suggested that we try the famous Legend's Claypot Briyani, as he had tried it when their office went for lunch at their PJ outlet and he liked the food there and know that I would too.

Brickfields is their first and main outlet. Thankfully, there wasn't any festival or activities going on around the area or it would have been difficult to find a place to park.

When we were there, there weren't many customers yet as it was still mid-morning. 

We ordered one mutton briyani rice to be shared and around 15 minutes later, our food arrived, served with banana leaf, pappadum and two side sauces. Their claypot rice was well-cooked and the mutton was soft and tender that it was easy to bite and eat. Pappadam was a little soft and not-so-crispy anymore. 

If I want to have my Indian claypot cravings satisfied, I will go to Legend's again for their briyani claypot. 

Add: No.50, Ground Floor
        Jalan Vivekanada 
        Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur
Opening Hour: Mon to Sun: 7am to 11pm
Tel: 03-2272 4149
Website: http://www.legendsclaypotbriyani.com/t1/index.php
Budget:$$
Other info: They provide delivery too.

Toridoki, Japanese Yakitori Restaurant, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur

Japanese cuisine is one of our favourite of all-time and whenever we find or hear of new restaurants that is newly opened, we would make our way there.

This is our second time visiting Toridoki and although their focus is chicken, in which they make use of all the parts for yakitori, we love how they grilled it to perfection, with its juiciness and its flavour and chewiness of its chicken still remain.

As we are not somewhat big-eaters, we ordered and shared. For starters, they offer their complimentary dish and the dish that we had on that day was Otoshi. This was a dish served cold.

Otoshi

Soon after, our dishes arrived, one by one. Nanaimo is an interesting dish as it's chinese yam. I was hesitant when my partner-in-crime decided to order it as I have never been a fan of yam at all. It's partly because I have never tasted one that I like at all.

This was definitely a surprise for me when I took a bite. I can taste the yam yet the flavour isn't over-powered that makes me want to stop eating after having first bite of yam. In fact, they mix it well with other seasoning ingredients that I fell in love eating Nanaimo from Toridoki. They have won my heart over a dish that I have never liked at all.

Nagaimo Garlic Butter RM 12.00

Our next favourite that we never fail to order when we come here is their Sasami, which has a hint of wasabi in it sprinkled with shredded seaweed.

Sasami (wasabi) RM5.00

Onigiri has been one of our favourite too. I love having my Onigiri charcoaled over the fire and when I eat it, I can taste the hint of burnt rice while covered with bonito flakes.

Camembert Cheese Yaki Onigiri RM 12.00

After that, we had Bonjiri, a chicken tail and known to be one of the richest taste parts, and Negima, chicken thigh and Japanese leek, which we ended up ordering 3 times. 

Bonjiri RM 5.00

Negima RM 5.00

I can't wait to make the next visit again and if you do not already know, they have started coming out with their monthly special menu promotion, which you should try if you are there.

Add: No.40, Jalan 24/70A
        Desa Sri Hartamas
        50480 Kuala lumpur
Opening Hour: Mon to Sun: 5.30pm to 12.00am
Tel: 03-6206 4676
Website: https://www.facebook.com/toridokikl/timeline
               http://toridoki.net
Budget: $$
Other info: Cash and Credit Card including Amex accepted
                  Service and GST charge